1st Antag Spy Contest
Overview
The First Antagonist Spy Contest was a mini-game that used antagonist actions on the station to advance a meta-narrative. Several spy agencies of the large factions of known space competed to advance the ultimate objective of their civilization. These objectives were intentionally made to bring the factions into conflict with most all other civilizations. The consequences for agency success or failure had serious ramifications for the fate of that species.
The contest was overseen by the former loremaster, Marlon Phoenix. Players who joined the station as antagonists, and only players who were antagonists, could participate in the contest as agents.
After Action Reviews were posted by players in the thread dedicated to the contest. http://aurorastation.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=32682#p32682
The Rules
When a player attempted an antagonist objective, whether they failed or succeeded, they posted their After Action Report on the forum thread for the contest. AARs were meant to be posted at least semi-in-character, as if it was the actual character providing a report. Only certain antagonist types were able to be agents for the spy agencies; changelings, cultists, vampires, and wizards did not qualify.
While the events were canon within the lore of the Aurora universe, characters did not continue to be an agent during rounds where they were not selected as an antagonist. Even if they were an operative who stole valuable secrets in the round prior, they still acted as if it were a normal day at work in the next round.
The NSS Aurora was the only setting available for players, but different targets were selected for players after their AAR was posted in order to simulate multiple settings. For example, a kidnapping and bombing during a Mercenary round was written as if it had happened to another station. The names of all station characters involved (unless acting as an off-station antagonist under an alias) were also changed, unless all involved parties agreed to keep it canon. This had serious repercussions and most often meant the permadeath of the character, and had to be discussed with the loremaster.